Exceptional Undergraduate Philosophers Selected for Department & Humanities Awards
The Department is thrilled to celebrate the recent awards granted to some of our outstanding undergraduate Philosophy students! Awards won include: BU Center for the Humanities Undergraduate Student Awards Each year, BUCH bestows awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 to distinguished undergraduate students who have been nominated by their department in recognition of their outstanding […]
Aja Watkins Wins BUCH Graduate Student Award
Fourth-year graduate student Aja Watkins has been selected by the BU Center for the Humanities to receive a Graduate Student Award this year! The Graduate Student Awards are incredibly competitive and awarded to students doing excellent work in the humanities. Aja’s research focuses on philosophy of science, especially a combination of philosophy of the historical sciences, philosophy of climate […]
Professor Paul Katsafanas Gives Talk at UMass Boston on Group Fanaticism
Last week, Professor Paul Katsafanas presented a lecture titled “Group Fanaticism and Narratives of Ressentiment” at the Applied Ethics Center of the University of Massachusetts Boston. The talk was held virtually and can be watched in its entirety on the Applied Ethics Center’s Youtube page. Congratulations, Professor!
Professor Victor Kumar co-authors Boston Globe Article
Professor Victor Kumar, along with his co-author Richmond Campbell, had an article published in the Boston Globe entitled, “Humans aren’t born selfish — just the opposite — and that’s reason for hope.” The article, appearing in the Perspectives section of the Globe’s Magazine, explores how the deep-rooted morality of humans will be a key tool […]
Graduate Student Zara Amdur awarded BUCH Graduate Dissertation Fellowship
The department wishes warm congratulations to Zara Amdur, who has been selected by the BU Center for the Humanities Executive Committee to receive a Graduate Dissertation Fellowship for the 2022-2023 academic year! The Graduate Dissertation Fellowship will fund a semester of Zara’s dissertation research and the opportunity to meet with other Fellows in the BUCH’s […]
Philosophy Grad Students Selected for Research Assistance at BU Center for Antiracist Research
The Department is proud to celebrate two of our Ph.D. candidates, Leticia Castillo Brache and Casey Grippo, who have been selected to serve as Research Assistants for the BU Center for Anti-Racist Research. Since January 2022, Leticia and Casey have worked with Professor Jasmine Gonzales Rose, a professor at the School of Law. Professor Gonzales […]
Department of Philosophy Welcomes Darien Pollock as Assistant Professor of Philosophy
The Department is pleased to announce that Darien Pollock will join us as Assistant Professor of Philosophy beginning Summer 2022. Darien wrote his thesis, “Cultural Hegemony, Political Movements, and the Problem of Publicity” while completing his doctorate at Harvard University. Darien will be offering courses in Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Political Theory, and the Philosophy […]
Department Celebrates Promotion of Four Professors to Full Professor Status
The Department is celebrating the recent promotions of Drs. Aaron Garrett, Walter Hopp, Allen Speight, and Susanne Sreedhar to the status of Full Professor here at Boston University. This recognition of their hard work in the field as philosophers, in the classroom as teachers, and in the community as outstanding members of our department is […]
Boston University Graduate Student Philosophy Conference 2022 to Cover “Sustainability & Environmental Ethics”
The Department of Philosophy is thrilled to be hosting the BU Graduate Student Philosophy Conference again this year on April 21-22, 2022. The topic for this year’s conference is Sustainability and Environmental Ethics. The two-day, in-person conference features seven graduate student presentations and a keynote address, and will also offer a roundtable with philosophers for […]
Karbank Fellowship 2022 Applications Now Available
The Philosophy Department is pleased to announce this year’s competition for Karbank Fellowships is now open for the applications of undergraduate BU students who will have taken at least two philosophy classes at BU by the end of the Spring 2022 semester. Completed applications are due Monday, April 18, 2022. The purpose of the Karbank […]